John Kapi, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of Public Affairs, has revealed that seven Teachers have been engaged in alleged examination malpractice during the ongoing 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
According to John Kapi, the arrests were made across three regions: the Central, Bono and Ashanti Regions.
He disclosed that three of the teachers were arrested in the Central Region, two in the Bono Region, and two in the Ashanti Region.
The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC disclosed that five of the teachers smuggled mobile phones into the examination halls, adding that investigations revealed that some solved questions on external platforms.
He further detailed that others fed questions into AI tools such as ChatGPT, while some took snapshots of examination questions.
Mr Kapi disclosed that some of the suspects relied on ChatGPT to generate answers, which were then dictated to candidates during the examinations.
He further highlighted that the two remaining suspects had no phones but were implicated in the malpractice scheme, one caught distributing prepared answers to candidates and the other duplicating answer sheets intended for candidates.
According to him, the suspect has been handed over to various police stations for investigation.
Meanwhile, John Kapi has earlier disclosed that 2026 BECE candidates who assault invigilators will have their results cancelled and be banned for years.
Speaking on Channel One News on Sunday, May 3, John Kapi made this known.
John Kapi disclosed that WAEC is taking a firm stance against examination malpractice and misconduct.
He encourages students to conduct themselves appropriately throughout the examination period.
According to him, candidates found with prohibited materials, including mobile phones, would face severe sanctions.
“So for mobile phone infractions, you have your entire results cancelled. So any candidate who comes into the examination hall with a mobile phone would have their entire results cancelled,” he stated.
An official stated, “Candidates found engaging in any form of malpractice will face severe sanctions”.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination began yesterday, Monday, May 4, with over 620,000 candidates across Ghana sitting for the exams.
The exams conducted by the West African Examinations Council will run until May 11, with 620,141 candidates from 20,395 schools set to participate.
The exam officials have disclosed that they have tightened measures to curb malpractice, taking a firm stance against examination malpractice.
Of the 620,000 candidates, 304,349 are boys, and 315,792 are girls, with the 2026 BECE candidate increasing by 16,813 candidates, or 2.7%, compared to the 2025 BECE 603,328 candidates.
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